What did you do TO your Gladiator today? [ADMIN WARNING: NO POLITICS, NO GUN TALK]

[WILDHOBO]

Very cool. Should be a fun project. Jealous.

You might not be jealous if you’d driven it. I tried very hard not to die going 10 miles. easily fixed with new axles and suspension. But that’s at least a year away. Maybe longer. First planning, then frame work, then an engine build, then tranny and t case, then axles, then suspension, then driveshafts….gonna be a long road.

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[Stan H]

I washed mine .

















Then it got dirty again

 

[JCappy]

You might not be jealous of your driven it. I tried very hard not to die going 10 miles. easily fixed with new axles and suspension. But that’s at least a year away. Maybe longer. First planning, then frame work, then an engine build, then tranny and t case, then axles, then suspension, then driveshafts….gonna be a long road.

Well I'd risk my life to drive it 10 miles. Sounds like fun lol

 

[ShadowsPapa]

Well I'd risk my life to drive it 10 miles. Sounds like fun lol

I was hoping he'd come here looking for a way to get it home - ROAD TRIP for my JT and trailer!

 

[JCappy]

I was hoping he'd come here looking for a way to get it home - ROAD TRIP for my JT and trailer!

That would be fun too. Almost makes me want to fly out to CO to drive it around his property.

 

[Mightytalldude]

Sharing something close to home. My daughter works production for Crazy Shirts in Denver, and helped with this design, so decided to get one for myself. I've asked, no Gladiator stuff yet, but she'll look to see what can be done for the future.

 

[Bakerboy]

I haven’t done anything yet, but… Been looking on and off at tube doors for a while… Scored these for a few hundred dollars on FB marketplace. They were on a 2021 gladiator so will fit my 2023… Guy only used them twice then hung them in his barn. They only needed a bath.

 

[Hootbro]

I also have a VIOFO front and rear dash cam. It has come in handy and I have been happy with it. I also had a Rexing V1P in my last vehicle and I didn't have any issues with mine like you did. Hopefully you will have better luck with your new one.

Yeah, it was the Rexing V1 4K model. Bought it almost a year ago from Amazon and sat sealed new for close to 9 months before decided to install it. Was buggy out the box and did all the online suggestions of turning off the parking mode and G Sensor and swapping memory card size and types to no avail, still would reset to factory default. Way past return window with Amazon and warranty with Rexing which many say is shit anyways.

My only niggle with the VIOFO is that it seems to not recognize DST when setting the unit time and configuring the time zone setting. Would let me force set the time but soon as it power cycles, would be off an hour. Only way to set current time is to set the time zone back one zone.

 

[InvertedLogic]

New tire day and swapped to some JLR wheels

 

[InvertedLogic]

Also new tie rod, drag link, and ball joints. All of the ball and stud ends were completely clappeda t 57k mi

 

[WILDHOBO]

Well I'd risk my life to drive it 10 miles. Sounds like fun lol

It was. Got a lot of looks. Not because it was old and cool, but because the exhaust was cut off right under the cab, so it was really hard to figure out the rpms to have it not backfire.

 

[WILDHOBO]

I was hoping he'd come here looking for a way to get it home - ROAD TRIP for my JT and trailer!

I’d absolutely pay you for that help. I’m strongly considering towing it myself with a rented aluminum car hauler. I found one I can rent for 100 per day or 550 per week that weighs 1250 and has a gvwr of 9900. Supposedly the 61 JT weighs around 3k to 3,300, per some old specs I found.

 

[WILDHOBO]

I was hoping he'd come here looking for a way to get it home - ROAD TRIP for my JT and trailer!

If I made it, it’d be a special thing to tow an old JT with a modern one.

 

[Shibbyjeep]

Also new tie rod, drag link, and ball joints. All of the ball and stud ends were completely clappeda t 57k mi

Where is your swaybar disconnect skid?

 

[Stan H]

Where is your swaybar disconnect skid?

Exactly what I was thinking . Hit that stinking thing in a rock and whoa Neely there goes another 2,000 bucks.

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